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Arts Leadership Program Information

Welcome to the Arts Leadership Program instigated by Richard Ryan AO!

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Arts Leadership Program team

  • Danny Sherman 0405254954
  • Michelle Davy 0433127095
  • Christie Anthoney 0405170926


Arts Leadership 2024 Schedule

8.40am

Morning Arrival - Registration

8.45am

Welcome to Country

Kuma Kaaru - Jack Buckskin

9.15am

What’s your story

Introductions and overview. Participant’s micro presentations

10.40am

Morning tea

11am

Welcome to Adelaide Festival Centre

Richard Ryan AO & Douglas Gautier AM

11:10am

Leading from the Top [End]

Georgia Hendy, CEO, Darwin Entertainment Centre

12.10pm

Leadership for Creative Teams | fundraising

Liz Hawkins, Executive Director of Advancement, University of Adelaide

1pm

Leadership in Action

David Panter, CEO, MINDA Incorporated

1.30pm

Lunch

2.30pm

Data after Lunch

Julia George and Heather Haslam

3.30pm

Cultural Sensitivity for Leaders

Haneen Mahmood Martin

4.30pm

Afternoon Tea

4.50pm

Tour of Adelaide Festival Centre

Who with?

5.40pm

Day One Wrap Up

5.45pm-6.45pm

Dinner at Lucky Dumpling Market

7pm

Qais Essar

(Confirmation required)

9am

Welcome

Full day with Dr John Wood from Leaders Institute of South Australia.

9.15am – 10.30am

Kegan and Lacey Immunity to Change exercise: exploring process blockers

10.30am – 10.45am

Morning Tea

10.45am

Personalised leadership development plan

12.30pm – 1.15pm

Lunch

1.15pm – 3pm

Group Mindfulness

Peer coaching and networking

3pm – 3.15pm

Afternoon Break

3.15pm – 4.30pm

Personal leadership

5pm - 6.30pm

International Symposium Opening Night: Welcome Keynote

Kim Williams, Chair, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Networking and cocktails, followed by dinner (optional, Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding booking essential, see email for details).

9.15am

Arrival

9.30am - 9.45am

Welcome

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia

10am - 11am

Universities and Cultural Organisations Working Together

Prof. Adam Knee, Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries · LASALLE College of the Arts, SingaporeEmma Fey, Acting Director, Art Gallery of South AustraliaChair: David Washington, CEO, Don Dunstan Foundation

11.30am - 12pm

Cultural Engagement Through the Arts

Joon Yee-Kwok, Executive Producer, OzAsia Festival

12pm-12.50pm

Creative Australia: Approaches for International Engagement in Asia

Alice Nash, Executive Director - Arts investment, Creative AustraliaZainab Syed – Director - International, Creative Australia

12.50pm - 1.50pm

Lunch

2pm - 2.40pm

Navigating the Complexity of Arts Management: Leadership Challenges in Small Performing Arts Organisations

Assoc. Prof. Benny Lim, Director - Master of Arts in Cultural Management Programme, Chinese University of Hong Kong

2.40pm - 3.30pm

Rethinking Creative Arts Education in South East Asia

Dr Suseela Balakrishnan

3.30pm - 4pm

Daily Wrap-up

Christie Anthoney, Head of Public Affairs, Adelaide Festival CentreAssoc. Prof. Tully Barnett, Flinders University

4pm - 5.30pm

Networking

9.15am

Arrival

9.30am - 10am

Welcome and Keynote: Asia Connect

Douglas Gautier AM, CEO & Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival Centre

10am - 11am

Making the Case for Value

Ruth McKenzie, Program Director - Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy, Arts South AustraliaTessa Leong, Artistic Director of Contemporary Asian Australian PerformanceNick Hays, Executive Director, Australian Dance TheatreChair: Assoc. Prof Tully Barnett

11.30am - 12.10pm

Enhancing Accessibility in Performance Arts for a Sustainable Future

James McGowan Acting Dean of Theatre and Entertainment Arts, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts

12.10pm - 1pm

Leadership in Arts Education - The Case of the Puttnam School of Film and Animation

Prof. Adam Knee, Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries · LASALLE College of the Arts, SingaporeKhalid Al Mkhlaafy, Program Leader - BA (Hons)Film, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

1pm

Lunch

2.10pm - 3.10pm

Navigating Arts and Politics

Megan Lloyd – previous Editor of The Sunday Mail & media consultantChair – Professor Kris Natalier

3.10pm - 3.30pm

Surprise Guest Jennifer Wong from OzAsia Festival

Jennifer Wong, Comedian and co-author of Chopsticks or Fork?

3.30pm - 4pm

Closing Plenary

Peter Monteath, Vice President & Executive Dean College of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesChristie Anthoney, Head of Public Affairs, Adelaide Festival Centre

4pm - 4.45pm

Feedback and photo

4.45pm

Wrap up and drinks

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